Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-03-03
HOW GLEN COMMITTED SUI
eide.

BIT down and quiet yourself and then
tell mt what's the matter
That's the way | talked to Glen
short for Clemence-Alburtis as | took
him by the arm one day when he rushed
wild eyed and thick SPECIFIED into my
Office, and seated him on the lounge.
doc, he said in Il helpless tone
my profession is that of a physician
I'm crazy. | can't collect my thoughts
and the pain in my head drives me
mad"
Il know it," said. "Tve told you it
would be so many tines. You have a
buzzing in the ears. black spectres float
ing before the eyes, and"
eyes! Yesl that's it. Nervous
twitches Of the muscles Of the face and
numbness Of the limbs and
depression of mind and melan-
eholia," | went on.
"A disposition to suicide he almost
shouted II feel il almost necessary to
commit suicide. Doc, what'll / dop
How'll stop it? EhP How'll I keep
from blowing ont my brains?n
"Nonsenser said, angrily. Don't
talk to me about brains. If you 90 on
the way you're going now you won't
have any brains to blow out in a few
days. You'll be in the lunatic asylum,
as brainless as a born IDIOT
Il know it! know ltl" and Glenn
wrung his hands ly and endeavored
TO spring from the nge, but | forced
him back into his S t..
"And so | am determined to put an
end to my life mt once. God bless youl
Good-byl can't endure this agony any
longer and once more he made an
effort to rise.
"Sit stillr' Numbered out, now al
most angry myself, ''or III send Tor the
police, and have You committed . the
Charities and Corrections, to bo exam
ined as lunatic. Now, do YOU really
want to be cured of this attack of tee
zeeweezees you've gotp'
Yes" he said, little more calmly
finding he had superior power to con-
tend with
Very well, then, give up all book
work Lay aside pens, ink and paper,
90 into the country fish, walk into the
woods, feed the chickens, do anything
but don't read anything but trash for
two months, and, above al, don't think
Of anything scientific until next winter
without my permission"
but what's to become Of my paper
on The Origin of the MegatheriumP
Pm to read it before the Fe III Fo FUN
Society ON the 10th of next month. you
know, aud it isn't half done yet
"Confound your megatheriumsp'
exclaimed, angriiy. IF you want to
barter your life, or what you have left Of
your senses. for a megatherium, why
take your megathcrums and do it, but
don't come bothering me about your
symptoms. ! tell You that you must
nave a complete mental and physical
diversion or you'll be a lunatic or q
dead man in a month.
"And drop my book on The Puerility
of Prehistoric Power?' said Glenn,
mournfully.
Drop every book, written and I'M
written, and write not n line but an oc-
casjonal letter until | tell you that you
may
The poor fellow buried his face in his
hands and sat the picture Of despair, but
| knew | was right Glen had Eradu-
ated from college with high honors and
gone to the bar with high hopes, when
suddenly his mind had, somehow, be-
come diverted TO science in which, I'M
fortunately, he could afford TO indulge
from the fact that he possessed a small
but comfortable income, left him by his
grandmother, so that law could be
made only an ornamental part Of his
life
More than this. he was remarkably
handsome fellow. and, outside Of his
scientific studies, possessed more than
ordinary common sense. The fact was,
he had overdOue the matter, and he
was suffering, accordingly, from in
somnia and over brain work. Entire
and complete cessation from study was
his only hope. just rs l had told him
this there came a gentle tap ct my door,
and to my summons of ii Come, it
opened and two ladies eutcred-oue,
Miss Martha Megrims, an old maid of
sIXtv-hve, my patient with nothing at
all the matter with her bat the want of
exercise and employment and who
would not wait for me to call on her,
but hunted me down with her means
and troubles daily, Her companion
was her niece Lillian. and "airy, fairy
Lillian she was A more beautiful lit-
tie creature / never saw. aud never cN-
pect 70 see again. and as good us She
was pretty,
Their coming Just then embarrassed
me exceedingly | could not dismiss
Miss Negrinis, and must bear with
h.r ,tsnal holt l01r. 1f qr11rz and